These Beach Boys Still Rule the Surf...

We caught this wave for sure!  Original member of the Beach Boys, Al Jardine and The Surf City All Stars are on tour now doing all the old Beach Boys hits:  California Girl, Do it Again, Surfin' USA, Little Deuce Coupe, 409, I Get Around, Don't Worry Baby, Help Me Rhonda, Kokomo and so many more!  In the 60's, The Beach Boys and groups like The Ventures played music that was just as much about a lifestyle as it was a musical form.  The guitar riffs, slides and drum solos are actually simulating the sounds of being in a wave's pipeline, a surfer's dream.  They also incorporated traditional Hawaiian guitar and drumming patterns into a completely new sound. 

The surfboarder lifestyle idealized athleticism, outdoor living and beachside fun.  People would get together with a guitar by a beach firepit and make their own music and entertainment.  No iPods then remember!  This kind of music is made for dancing and having a good time which you will do once you listen to it.

Al Jardine and the Surf City All Stars "surfed up", tight, original Beach Boy harmonies, leaving nothing to the imagination.  A truly special treat was to see Matt Jardine performing right up there with "Dad" on Father's Day Weekend.  This is the real deal!  Catch them on tour this summer and have a rockin' beach party.  Their next appearance will be in San Juan Capistrano, CA on July 5, 2008.  You can contact Al Jardine about his new CD project, "A Postcard from California" by emailing him at: jardine@jps.net

Cowabunga!